Tag: farm kids
Help with chores
Levi has 1/2 days at schools all this week, so when he gets off the bus he heads down to the barn to help me do chores.
Had a fun Keenday with Levi
It was a wet, muddy, sloppy day. Rolling our snowmen, we were picking up grass, leaves, and June’s lawn deposits. We went sledding, both got soaked. June disappeared for a few minutes, came back with a deer leg some hunter had left in the woods. We had cotton candy for lunch (after cheeseburgers and cheese fries). We colored and played with Legos. Now that he is in school we don’t get as many Keendays. Today was awesome.
Playing in the snow
I’m pretty sure my nephew enjoyed it way more than the sheep.
Enjoying the Weather
The weather was mild enough yesterday, my nephew got to “help” me with chores for the first time in a while. He was in and out of the barn between playing in the snow. This is the kind of winter weather we should have more of.
Collecting Pine Cones
Levi came with me to pick up wind-fallen apples. (I think he really just wanted to get a ride in the trailer.) While I was getting the apples, Levi started picking up pine cones for his “collection”. I managed to fill 4 buckets with apples, Levi filled 3 buckets with pine cones.
Junior shepherd?
Levi was playing in the pasture this morning. The sheep came over to see what he was doing. Then followed him back to the barn.
My helper for the day
Went to get another load of feeder pumpkins today. Since I had a little helper I decided to load up on squashes instead, as they would be easier for him to pick up. He helped me for quite a while before he got bored and wandered off to entertain himself. He collected milkweed seed pods so he could plant his own milkweed plants. (Sissy would not let him bring them home. Meanie!) Next thing I know he is trying to roll this enormous pumpkin across the field to the car. He wanted to bring it home for post-halloween carving. The car was already full by this point, so I was able to talk him out of that.
Napping in the manger
Levi was a big help cleaning the barn today… when he wasn’t being a hindrance. He shoveled, he go-fered, he advised. He also ran around, played with the kittens, chased the chickens, and played pirate. He was “Calico Jack”. Here you see Calico Jack taking a rest in the mizzenmast.
